Toy pistol.



L. ZIEGLER.

TOY PISIOL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11. 1916. v 1,232,69; V Patented July 3, 1917.

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LOUIS ZIEGLER, or Lmmins'r, new JERSEY, nss enon 'ro mnnrm'rronnn FIRE-WORKS msrnmu'rnie 001mm,;

or ARIZONA.

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, LOUIS ZIEGLER, a cit 1-zen of the United States, and a resident'of or similar material, whichstrips areusually coiled and placed in a chamber of the pistol,

and which strips are also provided with caps which form protuberances onthe strip, whereby the strip is fed, and the capsare successivelyexploded by the action of a hammeras each strip is fed intermittently.

- .This improved pistol is constructed so asto make it easy toinsert-the cap strip in the pistol, toprotectthe hand oftheuser so thatthere can be no danger of injury by flying fragments of burnt powder orpaper,

to direct the burnt or exploded part of the paper strip and also thesmoke and noise: of an explosion of a cap, out through the front end ofthe'pistol, thus simulating the firing of: areal pistol.

A. further object of the invention is to .7 provide a toy pistol inwhich the parts cooperate to make the firing of the pistol easy and inwhich the positive return ofjthe parts to normal position, when thetrigger-is're-. leased,is assured. A still further obj to provide ahammer-actuating part and a strip-feeding mechanism operated directly bythe trigger and being of a construction that permitsof an easy andproper return v of the trigger to normal position when the trigger isreleased.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which oneembodiment of my invention is illustrated.

In saiddrawing, Figure 1- how s a side view of the pistol with one ofthe side plates or cheek-pieces of the pistol removed to more clearlyillustrate the interior const'ruc tion. Fig. 2'is a section on line'2-2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is. a perspective view with the anvilcarrying andreel-inclosing part swung to an open position tomore-cl'earlyiillustrate the interior of'the pistol'a-nd also to show how a strip ofcaps isinscrted in the pistol.

The casing of the istol is preferably made of two cheek-pieces or sideplates 10 TOY r1s'roL.

Specifieation of Ltters'latent. Applieationfilegl October 1 1, i916.Serial no. 124,924;

ect of the invention Patented July 31-191 2, v

and 11 of suitable conformation or sosro v, massacnuss'r'rs, Aoonromrron.

the appearance of a pistol, these cheek-.p i e'ciis1 I as the screw 12.The side plates have depending' portions to-form the handle part- 13,and one of said membersmay also be or side plates being usually cast andfas-f. 1 tened together by anysuitable means,. such that is symmetricalin its relation to the body of the pistol. Nearthe front end of thepistol is pivoted a combined anvil and cover 15, the forwardportionkldforming the. anvil, being pivoted to the side plates, thisbeing ;usually' done by providing the cover or anvil with an opening 17'into which the studs 18 of the cheek-pieces project; The cover-15projects rearwardly, havinga back l9depending therefrom, which back'isprovidedat its bottom edge with a nose 20 and having, at the sidethereof, agripping and covering portion 21 which fits in the-cut awaypart 22 of the' cheek-piece .11. A

spring .23 is arranged with'one end 24 disposed so that it .engages thenose 20' and is provided with a suitable finger-piece, as

the button 25-, by-means of which it can be.

pushed in to release the cover 15. The

spring 23-is given a tension by passing-it around a'stud '26 on one ofthe cheek-pieces and then extending upward, being bent, as,

at 27, to pass around the-rear end of the block 28, th'efprojecting orfree end 29 of. the spring being adapted to normally ex tend upward, asshown inv Fig. 3, when the cover is raised, but being pressed downwardso that it is given-a tension when the cover is shut, as in Fig. 1. Thccheek-piece 11 has a stud 30, thereon on ,which is placedthe"coiled'ipap;er strip 3l which has suitable I caps 32 arranged atintervals thereon, the

pro ecting part of the strip 31 passing;beneath the substantiallysmooth, lower face 33 0f :the ,covfer 15, said face 33 terminating thefront end as the lower face of the an opening 35' in the bottom of thecasing.

of the pistol andhas a forwardly projectingarm36 and 'arearwardlyprojecting arm 37.-- The arm 37 is recessed as at 38 so' as toclamp the end .39 of the spring 40. the free.

anvil 16. The trigger 34 projects through 23 in rear of the front endofsaid last mentioned spring, and is adapted to be forced forward to feedthe paper strip, as will be described hereinafter.

The trigger and its arms are yieldingly held in normal position by asuitable spring, the form shown comprising a. spring 42 which encirclesthe hub 43 of the trigger,

47 riding in a slightly elongated slot 48,

and being normally held in the upper end of-the slots 48 by reason ofthe spring 42 having one end 44 resting on the casing so that thetendency of the spring is to force the trigger upward, at the same timethat the end 45 of the spring has a tendency to' swing the trigger to'anormal position. A

hammer 49 is pivoted, as by means of the; studs 50, in the sides of thepistol and is adapted. to be normally swung upward against the'bottom ofthe anvil 16 byv a suit ably placed spring 51 which, in the form shown,has one end engaging the stud 52 of the casing of the pistol, the otherend of the.

spring engaging the under part of the shelf or flat portion 53 of thehammer 49. The hammer is provided with a block 54 which is approximatelytriangular in shape and projects sidewise from the depending portion 55of the hammer and is in linewith the downward path of travel'of a finger56 projecting from the end of the forward arm 36 of the trigger, thecooperation of these parts to 'move and trip the hammer beingdescribedhereinafter. The operation of the pistol is as follows;

The button 25 is pressed and releases the cover-part 15 which is swungupward to the position shown in Fig. 3. Then the coiled part ofthe strip31 is placed over the stud 30 and the free end is laid over the free end29 of the spring 23, as shown at a in Fig. 3, and is held in positionand prevented from dropping too far into the casing to interfere Withthe operation thereof, by reason of the fiat upper face of the part 53of the hammer 49. The strip is now in position and the cover part 15 isswung to its closed position shown in Fig. 1, being held closed byreason of the end 24 of the spring 23 snapping over the nose 20 of therear part 19 of the cover 15. When it isso swung to its closed positionthe cover 15 has its bottom face 33 in engagement with the strip 31 andthe strip is thus provided with a smooth surface upon which it can slidewhen it is fed forward. When the trigger 34 is pulled. the-arm. 37 isswung upward to the dotted position shown in Fig. 1, and this forces-thespring 40 so that its end passes beyond the syn-ing end 29 and the endof the spring '40 engages the strip 31- as soon as it 7 missible becauseat the same time the arm 37 moves upward the arm 36 moves downward andbegins to swing the hammer 49 away from .the anvil 16 so that a clearspace is provided for the forward movement of the strip 31. When theforward arm 36 of the trigger has reached the position shown in dottedoutline in Fig. 1, the finger'56 passes beyond the forward edge of theblock 54 and the hammer is released, this release taking place at thetimethat the spring 40 has succeeded in moving the strip forward farenough to place the cap next to be fired in position under the anvil 16.The

hammer 49 is then snapped shut by the spring 51 and the cap is exploded.-The products of combustion incidental to the explosion, and any flashaccompanying the eX- plosion, pass out through an opening 57 in thefront part of the casing,'which is that part of the frame correspondingto the mu zle of .a pistol. When the. pressure on the trigger 34 isreleased, the arm 37 swingsdownward, carrying with it the spring 40,

but the spring 40 does not cause the paper strip to be pulled backwardon account of the spring having its forward end pointed forward andbeing moved backward it easily slips over the paper, while the free end29 of the spring 23 is in-the position that forces its front edge toengage the paper strip 31 and hold it against retreating while thespring 40 slides back to the position shown in full lines in F ig. 1.The arm 36 is swung upward and swings freely until it engages the lowerinner face 58 of the block 54, and

it is then forced, by reason of the tension of the spring 42, to slideup along the under side of this block 54, the necessaryclearance beingprovided by reason of the studs 47 sliding down in the elongated slots48, thus permitting the forward or tripping end of the arm 36 -toresumeits position above the block 54 preparatory to the next movementof the hammer by reason of the trigger being pulled.

The pistol described herein'issubject to modifications as to its detailsand the rela-.

tive arrangement of the parts, but'the embodiment shown hereinillustrates a pistol, embodying the advantages of my invention. Thepistol is so constructed that when it is closed with a strip of papercaps in-the pistol, the caps can be fired without any danger of theperson firing the pistol being .injured by reason of any sparks or burntpaper or small specks of powder escaping to injure the hand by means ofwhich the pistol is operated. This makes the pistol safe for the user,and furthermore it does eject such particles away from the person usingthe pistol, thus simulating the Iii-ing of a I real pistol more closelthan those types i the pistol ad acent to. the hand( The pistolfurthermore embodies an vantage that it is'extremelyeasy to-insertthecoil of paper carrying the caps, the. coil being placed over the studSO and simply being passed with its free end toward the forward part ofthe pistol, it not being necessary to thread or weave the strip throughany parts off-the mechanism, as is usuallythecase in magazinetoy pistolsof this kind. Furthermore, the trigger mechanism is compact, the feedingof the strip being done directly fromcone arm of the trigger and theswinging hammer being actuated directly from the other arm of the"trigger, the con-.

, struction also permitting the .return' of the trigger arm, thatactuates the hammer, to itsnormal position without it any and supportedas it is, acts as a lower wall for the chamber in which the coil. ofcapstrip is placed, one extremity of the spring acting to hold the coverportion shut, and

' the other extremity acting to engage the -strip to prevent itsretreating when the strip-feeding spring is mal position.

,Having thus described my invention, I

claim: a

returning to its nor- -1. A toy' pistol comprising a casing hav-" ingside walls open at the top and between Whicha cap-strip can be, guidedand fed, the

casing-having a handle portionwith a coils 1 receiving chamber above it,a trigger, a han'1 -'mer operated from the trigger, a feed1ng mechanismoperated from the trigger, the hammer, supporting the cap-strip at its'-forward end, and a cover part which when open uncovers the coil and thestrip issuing therefrom and when closed having its boti tom face actingas an anvil for the hammer and as a surface against which the feeding.means'operates. v

2. A toypistol comprising a body portion with a handle portion at therear thereof, a

trigger in front of the' handle, the body portion having acoil-receiving chamber above the handle, a hammer forward. of thetrigger and operated from the trigger, and a cover part on the bodyportion and adapted to close the fchamberand to have its bottom faceform an anvil for the hammer.

3. A toy pistol compri'sing a body portion [with a handle portion at therear thereof, a

trigger in front ofithe handle, the body portion having a coil-receivingchamber above the handle, a hammer forward of the trigger and operatedfrom the trigger, a cover part 651 nism on the trigger dis posed so asto feed a' on the body portion adapted to close the v chamber and tohave its bottom face form an anvil for the hammer,and a feedingmechapartin rear of the anvil.

4. A toy pistol comprising body portion cap-strip along the under faceof the cover where the ca s are exp oded "in the rear'of on the bodyportion adapted to'lclose the chamber and to forin an anvil for thehammer, a feeding mechanism on the trigger-disposed so as to feed acapstrip along the under face of the cover part, and a spring to *m'alposition.

body portion also having a chamber to re-' hold the strip againstretreating when the. feeding mechanism is returning to its norhaving atrigger and exploding and feeding .mechanism operated'from thetrigger,-said ceive a coil, anda cover to close the body portionandhaving its inner faceadapted' to form a surface against which theexploding means'and thefeedingmeans operate.

6. A pistol comprising abody. portion having-a handle at the rear-thereof," the.'

body portion having a chamber above"'the 'ha ndle to receive av coiledstrip of caps,a' triggerfin front of the handle portion, the bodyportion having an openingin the front end to simulate-the muzzle of apistol, a cover for the body portion, said cover being adapted to closethe chamber in the body portion and to provide an anvil adjacent totheopenlng in the casing, a hammer operated from the trigger and adaptedto explode caps in the strip against the anvil, and

means for feeding the strip of caps forward from said chambertoward theopening ,in the casing. a

7.'A.toy pistol comprising a casing hav- :ing a trigger adapted to,rock'therein, the

trigger beingyieldingly held in normal position by a spring, the triggerhaving a"-for v wardly extending arm and a rearwardly extending arm, acover on the casing forming an anvil at the front, a hammer'swinging' inthe .casing and adapted to engage the anvil, the'hammer and theforwardly projecting arm of the trigger having coacting means forswinging and trippingthe hammer, the casing having an opening at itsfront end adj'acent to the anvil and disposed to 1 simulate the muzzleof a pistol, a spring having its free end projecting forwardly and beingadapted to be put under a-tension I when the cover is put ihto place soas to engage a paper strip to prevent its retreating, and a feedingspring supported on the 'rearwardly projecting arm of the trigger andhaving itsfree end adapted to slide on 8. In a toy pistol,-a casing, acoverhinged the nnder face of the first mentioned spring;

to the casing at one end, and a springbe- I tween the side walls of thecasing, the

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s. rin havin one end engaging the cover to P g a hold it shut, the otherend of thespring having its free end engaged by the-cover when the coveris shut, the side Walls of the casing, the cover a-nd'thespringforming achamber for holding-a strip'of caps.

9. In a toy pistol, a casing, a cover hinged to the casing at one end, aspring between the side walls of the casing, the spring hav-' ing oneend engaging the cover to hold it shut, the other end of the springhaving its free end engaged by the cover when the cover is shut, theside walls of the casing,

* thecover and the spring forming a chamber for holding a strip of'caps,and a button projecting through-the casing for forcing 'one end of thespring out of engagement,

with the cover.

10. In a toy pistol, a trigger having a forwardly extending arm anda'rearwardly extending arm, a spring-actuated hammer swung and trippedby the forward arm, a

feeding spring secured to the rear arm, and -a cover against wlnch thehammer and feeding spring operate.

11. In a toy pistol, a trigger having a.

spring to'yieldingly hold it in normal position, the trig 'er having aforward arm and a rear arm, a hammer havinga block there on, a finger onthe torward arm'and adapted to bear on the block to swing and'trip thehammer, a Spllng on the rear arm and having its free endinclined towardthe hammer, and a ,cover ag-alnst which the hammer and the springoperate.

12, In a toy pistol, a casing, a trigger, the

casing havihg elongated slots in its side walls, pivotal pins on thetrigger extending into the slots, :1 spring bearing on. the triggel tohold it in one end of the slots and also in normal position, aspring-actuated hammer having a block thereon, a forward force the blockdownward and trip it by clearing it at a point in their travel, and ananvil against which. the hammer. strikes when released. r u

13. A toy pistol comprising a casing havarm, on the trigger, a finger onthe arm to ing a chamber opening toward the top, a

trigger mechanism with an upwardly in-' clined feeding device,anfupwardly. swinging hammer, the casing having an open top whereby astrip of caps can be placed in the chamber and laid on the hammer andover r ing hammer, ,the casing having'anopen top whereby a strip 01":caps canbe placed in the chamber and laid on the hammer and over thfeeding device, a cover-for closing the chamber and forming an elementagainst which the feeding device and the hammer operate, and a springhaving one free end adapted to engage the cover to prevent backwardmovement of'the strip and having its other end formed into a snap tohold the cover in place,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand, this10th.day of October, 1916. a i

" LOUIS IZI'EGLER.

